aigne

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aigne f (genitive singular aigne)

  1. (literary) nature, character
  2. mind, disposition
  3. spirit, cheerfulness
  4. intention
  5. (figuratively) strong spirit, stomach

Declension

Declension of aigne

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative aigne
Vocative a aigne
Genitive aigne
Dative aigne

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an aigne
Genitive na haigne
Dative leis an aigne

don aigne

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aigne n-aigne haigne not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 187, page 93

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)

  1. mind, temper, disposition
  2. psyche, spirit, affection, thought

Declension

Declension of aigne (class IId feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative aigne aignean
Genitive aigne aignean
Dative aigne aignean
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) aigne (na) h-aignean
Genitive (na) h-aigne (nan) aignean
Dative (an) aigne (na) h-aignean
Vocative (a) aigne (a) aignean

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aigne n-aigne h-aigne t-aigne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aigne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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